lemma
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, General American) enPR: lĕm'ə, IPA(key): /ˈlɛmə/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈlɪmə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛmə
- Hyphenation: lem‧ma
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from the same root as λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Noun
lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)
- (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
- (in phrases, by extension) A proposition originally used for such a purpose, but having later acquired a greater, independent, importance; a fundamental (often pithy) and widely-used result.
- (linguistics, lexicography) The canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the nominative singular of a noun, the bare infinitive of a verb, etc.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:lemma.
- (psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.
Synonyms
- (linguistics, lexicography: canonical form of a word): citation form
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “linguistics, lexicography: canonical form of a word”): non-lemma
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Etymology 2
From the Ancient Greek λέμμα (lémma), from λέπω (lépō, “I peel”).
Noun
lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)
- (botany) The outer shell of a fruit or similar body.
- (botany) One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- Sister projects
- lemma (psycholinguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lemma (morphology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lemma (logic) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lemma (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- headword on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lemma (botany) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lemma n
- (mathematics) lemma
- (linguistics) lemma (the canonical form of an inflected word)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- lemma in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lemma in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lemma n (plural lemma's or lemmata, diminutive lemmaatje n)
- (mathematics) lemma (proved or accepted proposition used in a proof)
- (linguistics) lemma (the canonical form of an inflected word, dictionary form)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lemma
- (linguistics) lemma
- (mathematics) lemma
Declension
Inflection of lemma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | lemma | lemmat | ||
genitive | lemman | lemmojen | ||
partitive | lemmaa | lemmoja | ||
illative | lemmaan | lemmoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | lemma | lemmat | ||
accusative | nom. | lemma | lemmat | |
gen. | lemman | |||
genitive | lemman | lemmojen lemmain rare | ||
partitive | lemmaa | lemmoja | ||
inessive | lemmassa | lemmoissa | ||
elative | lemmasta | lemmoista | ||
illative | lemmaan | lemmoihin | ||
adessive | lemmalla | lemmoilla | ||
ablative | lemmalta | lemmoilta | ||
allative | lemmalle | lemmoille | ||
essive | lemmana | lemmoina | ||
translative | lemmaksi | lemmoiksi | ||
abessive | lemmatta | lemmoitta | ||
instructive | — | lemmoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- (linguistics): perusmuoto
- (math): apulause
Hungarian
Etymology
From English lemma and German Lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
lemma (plural lemmák)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lemma | lemmák |
accusative | lemmát | lemmákat |
dative | lemmának | lemmáknak |
instrumental | lemmával | lemmákkal |
causal-final | lemmáért | lemmákért |
translative | lemmává | lemmákká |
terminative | lemmáig | lemmákig |
essive-formal | lemmaként | lemmákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | lemmában | lemmákban |
superessive | lemmán | lemmákon |
adessive | lemmánál | lemmáknál |
illative | lemmába | lemmákba |
sublative | lemmára | lemmákra |
allative | lemmához | lemmákhoz |
elative | lemmából | lemmákból |
delative | lemmáról | lemmákról |
ablative | lemmától | lemmáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
lemmáé | lemmáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
lemmáéi | lemmákéi |
Possessive forms of lemma | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | lemmám | lemmáim |
2nd person sing. | lemmád | lemmáid |
3rd person sing. | lemmája | lemmái |
1st person plural | lemmánk | lemmáink |
2nd person plural | lemmátok | lemmáitok |
3rd person plural | lemmájuk | lemmáik |
References
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lemma m (plural lemmi)
- (mathematics, linguistics, lexicography) lemma
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:lemma.
- entry (in a dictionary)
Related terms
Further reading
- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “lemma”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
- “lemma” in Il Sabatini Coletti: Dizionario della Lingua Italiana (© 2011)
- lemma1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈleːm.ma/, [ˈɫ̪eːmːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlem.ma/, [ˈlɛmːä]
Noun
lēmma n (genitive lēmmatis); third declension
- (literally) A subject for consideration or explanation, a theme, matter, subject, contents.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Younger to this entry?)
- (transferred senses):
- the title of an epigram (because it indicates the subject)
- the epigram itself
- story, tale
- the assumption or lemma of a syllogism
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Aulus Gellius to this entry?)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | lēmma | lēmmata |
Genitive | lēmmatis | lēmmatum |
Dative | lēmmatī | lēmmatibus |
Accusative | lēmma | lēmmata |
Ablative | lēmmate | lēmmatibus |
Vocative | lēmma | lēmmata |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “lemma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lemma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 898/2.
- “lemma” on page 1,015/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
Probably a scribal error: ni → m.
Noun
lemma f (genitive lemmae); first declension
- medieval spelling of lemnia [8th C.]
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lemma | lemmae |
Genitive | lemmae | lemmārum |
Dative | lemmae | lemmīs |
Accusative | lemmam | lemmās |
Ablative | lemmā | lemmīs |
Vocative | lemma | lemmae |
References
- “lemma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lemma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lemma f
Declension
Further reading
- lemma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Noun
lemma n
- lemma[1] (the canonical form of an inflected word, a headword in a dictionary)
- (mathematics) lemma (a proposition)
Declension
Declension of lemma | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lemma | lemmat | lemman | lemmana |
Genitive | lemmas | lemmats | lemmans | lemmanas |
Synonyms
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References
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɛmə
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- cs:Mathematics
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛmaː
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- nl:Mathematics
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- it:Mathematics
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- pl:Linguistics
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- sv:Mathematics